Job Overview
The MS Team within Frimley Health is long established and passionate about delivering excellence in care to people living with MS. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced MS Nurse to join the team as an ACP and team leader. You will work at an advanced practitioner level, providing clinical support and leadership to the MS Nursing teams across sites. You will review patients in clinic and virtually, prescribe appropriate therapies as agreed by MDT, and provide symptom management therapies. You will be actively involved (with the support of the consultant nurse) in strategic planning and the service delivery of MS nursing care. The role requires equal distribution of time across Frimley Park and Wexham Park Hospitals. This is an 18‑month fixed‑term contract, requiring work at both hospitals.
Responsibilities
* You are a non‑medical prescriber with a completed health assessment module.
* You examine patients in clinic and measure their EDSS, as required by NHSE for prescribing disease‑modifying therapies.
* You assess patients for relapse, disease progression and symptom management.
* You request relevant imaging according to protocol and patient need.
* You lead the nursing team and support their development and learning and work closely with the consultant nurse and neurology team manager on service development initiatives.
* Provide support and clinical advice to all patients across the disease trajectory, initiate and prescribe disease‑modifying therapy and oversee the blood monitoring of these treatments.
* Assess patients' needs, develop, prescribe and adjust treatment plans.
* Establish external funding sources for the Trust to enable sustainability and expansion of existing services and the development of new services.
* Work in conjunction with CCGs/ICBs to develop the MS pathway in line with the integrated care system.
* Operate at a strategic level with regards to development of services across sites, working with the multi‑disciplinary team to ensure equality and excellence in care for people with MS.
* Manage the existing and expanding MS nursing team across sites, ensuring annual appraisals are maintained and educational needs are met to support revalidation by the NMC.
* Work closely with the Neurology Integrated Team Manager and support them during periods of absence.
Qualifications
* First level registration.
* MSc in Advanced Practice or working towards one.
* Physical assessment and history taking module, Level 7.
* Non‑medical prescribing module.
* MS Development Module.
* GCP trained.
* Mentor qualification.
* Desirable: Neurological examination course.
Experience
* Extensive experience working in MS care as a Band 7.
* Significant experience of managing complex care needs for people living with MS.
* Prescribing experience.
* Research experience.
* Desirable: Team leadership.
* Experience and exposure to strategic planning and implementation of change management and service development.
* Experience of managing employee relations issues.
Skills
* High level communication skills, including excellent presentation, verbal and written skills.
* Confident in analysing and interpreting blood results and acting accordingly within scope of practice.
* Ability to demonstrate highly advanced clinical reasoning skills.
* Remains up‑to‑date with professional practice and new research with evidence of personal contribution.
* Demonstrates up‑to‑date in‑depth knowledge of DMTs, including NHSE prescribing criteria and processes.
* Desirable: Experience with using EPIC EPR system.
* Triaging general neurology referrals.
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